"crown protection"
3 episodes tagged with this keyword
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Mark Koernke discussed vintage military rifles, particularly Swiss Schmidt-Rubin straight-pull rifles and Steyr rifles, covering their engineering quality, maintenance, ammunition sourcing, and practical use. He provided detailed guidance on rifle crown protection, cleaning rod guides, and ammunition options including PPU 7.5 Swiss from AIM Surplus. A caller from Kentucky shared a DIY cleaning rod guide solution using a cut .243 case. Koernke emphasized the reliability and accuracy of these historical firearms for preparedness and marksmanship, noting their availability in current surplus markets.
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Mark Koernke discussed preparedness topics including freeze-dried food technology, power requirements for food processing, and the importance of production capacity. He reviewed vintage vinyl records and concert memorabilia from his collection, then shifted to detailed firearms discussion covering Schmidt-Rubin and Steyr straight-pull rifles, including maintenance, ammunition sourcing, and crown protection techniques. The show featured music requests and announcements about weekend militia training activities at various Michigan camps and ranges. Koernke concluded with an extended segment on DIY greenhouse and shelter construction using PVC pipe, vinyl siding, and salvaged materials, emphasizing low-cost, modular building techniques suitable for preparedness and tactical deployment.
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Mark Koernke discussed weapons maintenance, ammunition selection, and firearms performance on Weapons Wednesday, July 30, 2014. The show covered ammunition quality control issues (including defective primers and improper bullet seating), the importance of testing new firearms before storage, barrel break-in procedures, and fire-formed cases for improved accuracy. Koernke and his co-host Don emphasized proper gun maintenance, crown protection, and the need for shooters to experiment with different factory loads to find what their specific firearm performs best with. The episode also included discussion of wind reading techniques for long-range shooting and practical militia preparedness, including border security operations and equipment recommendations.